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Offline jgad

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Aurelian Tetradrachm
« on: April 14, 2011, 01:19:36 am »
This aurelian tetradrachm  measures 20 mm in width and weighs 9.12 grams. 

Questions:  1)  What is in the eagles beak?  Under magnification almost looks the the ANKH symbol

                    2) Does anyone have a reference onthis one?



P.S.  I believe I may have asked for help on this before but I changed out coin flips and cannot find the one I had written the citation on.





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Offline mwilson603

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Re: Aurelian Tetradrachm
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2011, 04:28:31 am »
Quote from: jgad on April 14, 2011, 01:19:36 am
This aurelian tetradrachm  measures 200mm in width..............

Sorry that I can't help you with the ID, but that obverse portrait must be nearly lifesize  :)
regards
Mark
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Offline jgad

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Re: Aurelian Tetradrachm
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2011, 12:27:28 pm »
Mark:

lol....obviously meant 20 mm  .....have corrected the description.  Thanks.
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Offline jgad

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Re: Aurelian Tetradrachm
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2011, 12:46:52 pm »
Looks like I found a match:

Milne 4391.  HOWEVER, it describes the object in the eagles mouth as a wreath.  It does NOT look like a wreath at all on my coin....does this matter for the attribution?

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Re: Aurelian Tetradrachm
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2011, 08:11:18 am »
Hi Jgad,

It is a wreath, complete with the ties which might make it look a bit confusing on your coin. An example of this coin is illustrated in Sear's GICV, it is GICV : 4753 in that book. Sear also cites it as B.M.C.16.307,2370.
FYI: L :Greek_Delta: = regnal year 4 = A.D.272-273 on your coin.

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Alex.
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Re: Aurelian Tetradrachm
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2011, 11:19:28 am »
Thanks Alex.  Much appreciated.

-Jgad
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